Nepal 10 days 9 nights Tour | 10 days Nepal Tour | Private Tour

Day 1: Arrival - Kathmandu Airport – Kathmandu Thamel

Highlights: Free & easy upon arrival at Thamel – most happening tourist hub in Kathmandu and night life at own leisure!

00.00pm: Arrive at Kathmandu Airport.

00.00pm: Pick up from airport and transfer to hotel.

00.00pm: Check in. Rest & Relax. Free & easy after check in.

NOTE:

• NOTE 1: The hotel is within the Thamel area which you can explore at your own leisure at night. Eyes On Nepal recommends some good restaurants here for coffee or dinner.

  NOTE 2: Walking distance: 10 to 20 minutes. Our tour guide will bring you around in Thamel area, and will explain where to go, what to see, what to eat….

  1. New Orleans Café (at Mandala Street)
  2. Ork2 Café (at Mandala Street)
  3. YangLing Tibetan Restaurant (MUST TRY: Chicken Thenthuk).
  4. H2O Café at Hotel Mandap for coffee and bread.
  5. Places Restaurant & Bar for vegetarian food.
  6. Bar & live performances – Shisha Terrace Cafe & Bar, Sam’s Bar and etc.
  7. Black Olive Cafe for Pork Chop and Magharita. NOTE: Lunch & Dinner at own expenses.

Day 2: Kathmandu Day Tour

Highlights: Visit 4 x UNESCO World Heritage Sites + Nepalese traditional cultural dance performances.

07.00am: Breakfast at hotel. 08.00am: Pick up from your hotel in Kathmandu, Kathmandu Day Tour starts, visit:

• Swayambhunath Stupa, the Monkey Temple – one of the oldest Buddhist Stupa in Valley
• Boudhanath Stupa – The largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet.NOTE: UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
• Pashupatinath Temple– The most sacred temple of Hindu Lord Shiva in the world. NOTE: UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.

01.30pm: Lunch at Patan Palace Restaurant.

02.30pm: Kathmandu Day Tour continue, visit:

• Patan Durbar Square . NOTE: UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
• Kathmandu Durbar Square.  NOTE: UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.

06.00pm: Dinner in Gokarna House Restaurant with Nepalese traditional cultural dance performances. 08.00pm: Return to hotel after dinner. Rest & relax.

Day 3: Transfer from Kathmandu to Chitwan National Park | By charter car!

Highlights: Chitwan National Park + Tharu village tours

06.00am: Breakfast at hotel. Check out hotel.

06.30am: Pick up from hotel. Proceed to Chitwan National Park.

01.00pm: Arrive at Chitwan National Park. Check in hotel. Lunch at hotel.

02.00pm: After lunch, briefing by tour guide on the programs arranged.

03.00pm: Village tour to the nearby ethnic Tharu Village where you will learn more about the life and lifestyle of the Tharus. Visit the National Park Visitor’s Centre where you can learn more about the history of the National Park and about the wildlife. Also enjoy the sunset view from the bank of Rapti River.

07.00pm: Back to hotel for dinner. Rest & relax.

Day 4: Chitwan National Park

Highlights: Canoe Ride + Elephant Bathing + Elephant Ride / Safari to see rhino, wild boar and etc + Cultural Dance Show

06.00am: Wake up call.

06.30am: Breakfast at hotel.

07.30am: Canoe ride along the Rapti river. An excellent opportunity for Bird Watching and for seeing the 2 rare species of crocodiles: the Marsh Mugger and the fish eating Gharial. There will be a Jungle walk on the way back where you can enjoy the elephant bathing session.

01.00pm: Back to hotel. Rest & Relax. Lunch in hotel.

02.00pm: Elephant Safari. An excellent opportunity to see four different kinds of deer, rhino, wild boar, monkey, leopard, sloth bear, and the Royal Bengal Tiger (if you are lucky). You will also encounter many other smaller mammals that have made Chitwan their home.

07.00pm: Back to hotel for dinner

08.00pm: Tharu Cultural Dance Performances.

09.00pm: Back to hotel. Rest & Relax.

Day 5: Transfer from Chitwan National Park to Lumbini | By chartered car!

Highlights: Birth Place of Lord Buddha (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

06.00am: Wake up and visit the Elephant breeding center.

07.30am: Back to hotel for breakfast

09.30am: Transfer to Lumbini. NOTE: Lunch en route at your own expense.

04.00pm: Arrive in Lumbini, check in hotel. Rest and relax.

06.00pm: Dinner at the hotel. Rest and relax after dinner.

Day 6: Lumbini Day Tour

Highlights: Mayadevi Temple (Buddha Birth Place) and monasteries

09.00 am: Pick up from your hotel. Our tour guide will greet you at your hotel with rickshaw. Lumbini Day Tour starts, visit:

• Buddha Birth Place – Mayadevi Temple (main attraction)
• Korea Temple
• Chinese Temple
• Singapore Temple
• Japan Temple
• India Temple
• French Temple
• Sri Lanka Temple
• Thai Monastery
• Vietnam Monastery
• Nepal Monastery and etc… NOTE: Lunch en route.

06.00pm: Dinner at hotel. Tour ends.

Day 7: Transfer from Lumbini to Pokhara | By chartered car!

Highlights: Phewa lake tour + Boating

06.00am: Wake up.

06.30am: Breakfast and prepare for departure to Pokhara.

07.00am: Transfer to Pokhara. NOTE: Lunch en route at your own expense

03.00pm: Arrive in Pokhara, check in hotel. Welcome Drink. Rest and relax

04.30pm: Pick up from hotel.

• Visit Phewa Lake + boating in Phewa Lake (1 hour)

05.45pm: Back to hotel.

06.30pm: Pick up and proceed for dinner at Lan Hua Restaurant.

07.45pm: Back to hotel after dinner. Rest and relax.

Day 8: Pokhara Day Tour

Highlights: Sarangkot Sunrise Tour + Paragliding Tours + Pokhara sights-seeing tour + World Peace Pagoda sunset tour

05.15am: Pick up from hotel in Pokhara. We will bring you for the Sarangkot sunrise tour. NOTE: Sarangkot (1592m) is the highest view point for the sunrise in Pokhara area. You will reach Sarangkot easily by a 45-minute drive by a car to the top from Pokhara, and then a 45-minute hike up to the main viewing point.

06.00am: Sunrise at Sarangkot.

07.00am: After the sunrise tour, we will return to the hotel for breakfast.

Optional Tour – Paragliding Tour in Nepal | USD100 without photos and video, USD120 with photos and video 

NOTE: If you take the Paragliding Tour in Pokhara, the itinerary will be as per below. Otherwise you will begin your tour at 12pm, free & easy after returning to your hotel from Sarangkot Sunrise Tour. We will pick you up from your hotel at 12pm for lunch, and you will begin the Pokhara Day Tour after lunch.

09.00am: Pick up from your hotel and proceed to Paragliding Tour

10.00am: You will begin your 30–45 minutes Paragliding Tour after a short briefing by the pilot. Pokhara in Nepal is the world’s best paragliding spot with amazing views of the Annapurna range of mountains and beautiful landscape around Pokhara valley including the virgin Mt Fishtail (Machhapuchhre), Lamjung Himal, Annapaurna, Himal, Himchuli, Phewa lake, rice field, rivers and settlements.

10.30am: You will land at Phewa Lake Side. We will pick you up and bring you back to your hotel.

12.00pm: Pick up from your hotel for lunch at Thakali Kitchen Restaurant. NOTE: This restaurant has the nicest Thakali Dhal Bhat in Pokhara according to the locals and tourists. Rest and relax after lunch.

03.00pm: Your tour continues to:

• Davis Fall – A waterfall located at Pokhara in Kaski District. An interesting aspect is the water from the fall flows about 500 feet through the natural tunnel at a depth of 100 feet from ground level.
• Mahadev Cave – Across the road from Davis Falls, this venerated cave houses a huge stalagmite worshipped as a Shiva’s Lingam.
• World Peace Pagoda Sunset Tour – Standing on top of the Ananda hill, Shanti Stupa adds more beauty to the Pokhara Valley. It is a perfect holiday place providing a clear view of the Himalayan range of mountains, Phewa Lake and Pokhara City. The hilltop provides a splendid view of sunrise and sunset. Tripadvisor has ranked Shanti Stupa as the second top attraction in Pokhara.

07.00pm: Dinner at Harbor Cafe Restaurant.

08.00pm: Return to hotel after dinner. Rest & Relax.

Day 9: Transfer from Pokhara to Kathmandu | By chartered car!

Highlights: Experiecing the drive on Nepalese highway with river and mountains view

06.00am: Breakfast at the hotel

07.00am: Check out from the hotel and drive to Kathmandu

11.30am: Lunch at Hamlet Restaurant Galchi. NOTE: You will have lunch en route.

02.00pm: Arrive in Kathmandu, check in hotel. Welcome drink. Free & easy.

06.00pm: Pick up from hotel for dinner at Black Olive Restaurant

07.30pm: Return to hotel after dinner. Rest and relax.

Day 10: Kathmandu – Airport to own country | Departure!

09.00am: Breakfast in the hotel.

10.00am: Free & easy until pick up from hotel to airport.

12.00pm: Check in airport.

03.15pm: Depart to own country. Tours Ends.

We hope the Nepal 10 days 9 nights tour will fulfill your long awaited dreams of seeing and knowing Nepal. Nepal 10 days 9 nights Tour has been designed to give you the finest experience of Nepal in the shortest possible time. If you would like to personalize the tour to suit your interests and needs, please feel free to get in touch with us.